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10 Ways to Stay Safe on Social Networks

May 14, 2010
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1. Don’t overlook the privacy settings. The default settings can be surprising. It is not automatically private. Be careful with what you leave for the world to see. Do you really want everyone in the world to have access to your address? Your phone number? Do you want everyone to see the photos of...
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Tired of Facebook? Do You Want to Have Full Control of Your Privacy? Meet: Diaspora

May 12, 2010
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Tired of Facebook? Do You Want to Have Full Control of Your Privacy? Meet: Diaspora

If you are sick of Facebook’s privacy scandals or don’t trust a multi-billion-dollar corporation with your photo, personal information etc. there might be an online social network left for you. This social network is called Diaspora. Diaspora is an idea from four New York University students who say that big online companies like Facebook...
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.com In Arabic? This is Now a Reality!

May 9, 2010
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.com In Arabic? This is Now a Reality!

“If English is your first language, you probably take it for granted that all website suffixes – the .com’s, .org’s, .gov’s and the like – come nicely packaged in Western characters, like the ones you’re reading now.” Sci Tech Blogs states. If you only spoke Russian, Chinese or Arabic, well then you had a...
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Rocket Scientist: Elon Musk Paypal, Tesla, and Spacex

May 8, 2010
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The rocket scientist: Elon Musk the founder of Paypal, Tesla, and Spacex talks about the future of his companies and gives forth some interesting details that you do not want to miss.. Source: Time
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Is Your Country Happy? Ask Facebook!

May 7, 2010
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Is Your Country Happy? Ask Facebook!

According to Mashable. “The prototype application analyzes status updates to determine the collective mood of the social network’s 300+ million users. Facebook (Facebook) writes in a blog post, ‘examples of positive or happy words include ‘happy,’ ‘yay’ and ‘awesome,’ while negative, or unhappy words, include ‘sad,’ ‘doubt’ and ‘tragic.’” CNN reports, “As you might...
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